Haiti
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MINUSTAH
UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (UN-led)
Since: 06/04
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Haiti requires long-term global commitment for stability to take root - UN official (24.03.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) The circumstances in which the United Nations must now aid Haiti are more complex and difficult and need a longer commitment than they did nearly a decade ago when a previous UN mission was launched, according to UN Assistant Secretary-General Danilo Turk. 'We are all aware that the magnitude of the needs in Haiti will require not only a long-term but a massive international effort,' Mr. Turk told the Security Council during consultations yesterday, … .
Aristide granted temporary asylum in Nigeria (23.03.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) Nigeria has offered ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide temporary asylum until he can find another place to go, according to the Nigerian president's spokeswoman, who said the 15-nation Caribbean Community had appealed to the country on behalf of Aristide.
Neue Regierung vereidigt (18.03.2004)
(Quelle: Welt) In Haiti ist die neue Regierung vereidigt worden. … Die 13 Minister, die Latortue am Dienstag vorgestellt hatte, sind zum Großteil Technokraten. Die meisten stehen dem entmachteten Präsidenten Jean Bertrand Aristide nahe. Latortue sagte, der französische Außenminister Dominique de Villepin werde Haiti noch in diesem Monat besuchen. … Haitis Nachbarstaat Jamaika erkennt die neue Regierung in Port-au-Prince nicht an.
UN Special Envoy starts round of meetings with Haitian leadership (16.03.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy to Haiti today began consulting with the country's leaders on the political and security problems to be addressed in the wake of the departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. … The overall situation in Haiti is calm but still volatile, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Tensions mount as U.S. troops come under fire (15.03.2004)
(Quelle: UN Wire) A U.S. Marine was shot and wounded last night in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, while patrolling the Belair neighborhood, an Aristide stronghold. Tensions have grown in the capital since Friday, when U.S. Marines killed two people after reportedly coming under fire.
Storm brews as Aristide 'returns' (15.03.2004)
(Quelle: BBC) Ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has arrived on a visit to Jamaica, sparking a diplomatic storm. Haiti's acting prime minister recalled his ambassador to Jamaica to protest at Mr Aristide's return to the region a fortnight after fleeing Haiti. Observers fear Mr Aristide's proximity to Haiti could revive the violence that forced him into exile late last month.
Haiti's new leader sees a long transition (12.03.2004)
(Quelle: New York Times) The newly appointed prime minister, Gérard Latortue, said Thursday that it might take as long as two years to prepare for elections. That would put a new elected government beyond the 2005 timeline envisioned in the United States-backed transition plan to help Haiti recover after the departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Designierter Ministerpräsident sucht Versöhnung (11.03.2004)
(Quelle: SZ) Der designierte haitianische Ministerpräsident Gérard Latortue hat sich für eine Regierung der nationalen Versöhnung und die Entwaffnung der Milizen ausgesprochen. Nach seiner Rückkehr aus dem Exil in Florida will der Jurist bis zum Wochenende seine Regierung vorstellen.
U.S. Rules of Engagement Shift (11.03.2004)
(Quelle: Washington Post) U.S. Marines sent to quell violence in Haiti have received new orders to seize guns from Haitians they encounter on patrol and to open fire, if necessary, to prevent further killings, the senior American commander in the region said yesterday.
Aristide will USA verklagen (11.03.2004)
(Quelle: Welt) Der haitianische Ex-Präsident Jean-Bertrand Aristide will die USA und Frankreich wegen Entführung und Beihilfe verklagen. Der US-Anwalt Brian Concannon sagte am Mittwoch in Paris, sein Mandant sehe sich immer noch als rechtmäßiger Präsident und wolle vor Gericht um seine Rückkehr kämpfen.
Only Security Council can call for UN probe of Aristide's leaving Haiti - Annan (11.03.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said the Security Council was responsible for deciding whether there should be an investigation of how President Jean-Bertrand Aristide came to leave Haiti. 'This is an issue that the Council will have to discuss and determine whether it takes it up or not, because the Council acted on the assumption that the President had resigned and they had a letter of resignation before them,' he said as he entered UN Headquarters, replying to a question on calls for a probe from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the African Union (AU).
Latortue soll neuer Regierungschef werden (10.03.2004)
(Quelle: NZZ) Neuer Regierungschef in Haiti wird der ehemalige Außenminister und UNO-Diplomat Gerard Latortue. Der in Florida lebende Exilhaitianer nahm am Dienstag die Berufung durch einen «Rat der Weisen» an. … Zur Stabilisierung der nach wie vor gespannten Lage plant die haitianische Polizei mit Unterstützung der 1600 nach Haiti geschickten amerikanischen Marineinfanteristen eine umfassende Entwaffnung der Bevölkerung.
4 Protesters, 1 Journalist Killed During Rally (08.03.2004)
(Quelle: Washington Post) At least four demonstrators and a foreign journalist were killed by gunfire Sunday at a protest to demand that ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide be tried for corruption and fomenting violence. Witnesses said Aristide supporters had caused the violence, but that could not be confirmed.
Aristide calls for ‘peaceful resistance' (08.03.2004)
(Quelle: Globe & Mail) In his first press conference in exile, Jean-Bertrand Aristide insisted Monday he was still president of Haiti and called for “peaceful resistance” against what he called the “occupation” of his homeland.
UN multi-disciplinary assessment team scheduled to arrive on Tuesday (08.03.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) A United Nations multi-disciplinary team is scheduled to start arriving in Haiti tomorrow to assess what is needed for the stabilization force that the Security Council wants deployed within three months in the volatile Caribbean country, a UN spokesman said today.
Canada commits troops (06.03.2004)
(Quelle: Globe & Mail) Canada will spend $38-million to send 450 military personnel to Haiti as part of an international force that Prime Minister Paul Martin promised will not abandon the troubled country. … He said the Canadian commitment will continue beyond a stabilization force, and could include money and personnel for policing, reconstruction and development.
US faces mounting international fury over Aristide's 'forced' exit (05.03.2004)
(Quelle: Independent) South Africa added its voice last night to a growing international chorus questioning the circumstances surrounding Jean-Bertrand Aristide's departure from Haiti and demanded an investigation into allegations that the US forcibly removed a democratically elected president from office.
Rebellen wollen Waffen niederlegen (04.03.2004)
(Quelle: Welt) Der haitianische Ministerpräsident Yvon Neptune hat am Mittwoch den Notstand für den Karibikstaat ausgerufen. Rebellenführer Guy Philippe, der die Festnahme Neptunes gefordert hatte, kündigte die Entwaffnung seiner Kämpfer an. … Die karibische Staatengemeinschaft CARICOM wird sich nicht an der UN-Schutztruppe für Haiti beteiligen. Die 15 Staaten umfassende Gemeinschaft protestiere damit gegen die Umstände, wie Aristide aus dem Amt getrieben wurde, erklärte der jamaikanische Ministerpräsident P.J. Patterson am Mittwoch nach einer Krisensitzung in Jamaika.
Caricom draws South Africa into the loop over Haiti (03.03.2004)
(Quelle: Jamaica Observer) Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders will resume their talks on the Haiti situation today, but it appeared last night that they were attempting to fashion a response to the overthrow of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in concert with South Africa, … . ... it was being surmised last night that the South Africans were being asked not only to provide an exile home for Aristide, but to make common cause with Caricom in responding to what regional leaders stopped just short of branding as a coup d'etat against Haiti's elected leader.
Rumsfeld rechnet mit Entsendung von 5000 internationalen Soldaten (02.03.2004)
(Quelle: Deutsche Welle) Nach der Flucht von Aristide wächst in Haiti die Hoffnung auf eine Beruhigung der Lage. Die USA und Frankreich weisen Vorwürfe zurück, der Ex-Präsident sei entführt worden. … US-Verteidigungsminister Donald Rumsfeld rechnet mit der Entsendung von etwa 5000 internationalen Soldaten zur Stabilisierung der Lage in Haiti. Davon würden etwa 1500 bis 2000 Soldaten aus den USA kommen, sagte der Minister am Montag. Zur Zeit seien bereits 'einige Hundert' US-Soldaten in Haiti. Frankreich hat derzeit 50 Soldaten in Haiti stationiert, bis zu 300 sollen es werden.
Training offered to Haiti police (02.03.2004)
(Quelle: Jamaica Gleaner) Police Commissioner Francis Forbes says the Jamaican Police Force is willing to assist in the training of Haitian police officers at the Police Academy, once conditions are back to normal in that country. 'We would gladly open our doors to assist in the training of senior police officers,' said Forbes, speaking in his capacity as president of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP).
Aristide: US forced me to leave (02.03.2004)
(Quelle: BBC) The exiled former President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, has said that he was forced to leave his country. In interviews with US television and news agencies, he said he had been the victim of a 'coup d'etat'. He said he had signed documents relinquishing power because of fears that violence would erupt if he did not comply with the demands of US agents.
Security Council authorizes three-month Multinational Interim Force (01.03.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) Acting just hours after Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned as President of Haiti, the United Nations Security Council this evening unanimously authorized the immediate deployment of a Multinational Interim Force to the troubled nation. … Adopting a resolution under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, … , the Council mandated the operation to contribute to a secure and stable environment in the country, to facilitate the provision of relief aid to those in need, and to help the Haitian police and the Haitian Coast Guard maintain law and order and protect human rights. The Council decided that the operation would be stationed in Haiti “for a period of not more than three months” while declaring its readiness to establish a follow-on UN stabilization force … .
Aristide tritt zurück und flieht aus Haiti (01.03.2004)
(Quelle: SZ) Nach wochenlangen Aufständen in Haiti und wachsendem internationalen Druck hat Haitis Staatschef Jean Bertrand Aristide am Sonntag sein Amt niedergelegt und das Land verlassen. Wie französische und US-Diplomaten in der Hauptstadt Port-au-Prince mitteilten, unterzeichnete Aristide am Morgen seine Rücktrittserklärung und setzte sich mit unbekanntem Ziel ab. Der Vorsitzende des Obersten Gerichtshofs, Boniface Alexandre, übernahm gemäß der Verfassung übergangsweise Aristides Posten.